What Is Blaugust 2024
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I began on this adventure last year after hearing about Blaugust from BigMickeyOcho. I have participated in other similar writing challenges, like NaNoWrimo in November.
When I started looking into what Blaugust was all about, I was not convinced I could give it my all, but I did. Blaugust 2023 proved to me that focusing on being consistent in producing quality blog posts was a challenge, one that was achievable if worked on.
As a new participant in this challenge, I did find that being part of the Discord server was a great resource. Not only was it a fountain of information, but, it was also a great way to see how others worked through building up their blog post content during the month. Some so many other people are freely helping others searching for help, providing resources to help out someone who might be going through some writer's block. The overall Blaugust community is highly positive and extremely helpful to newcomers and old hats.
If you’ve been siting on the sidelines and not sure that running the Blaugust 2024 event is in your cards? You don’t need to be hyper-focused on doing 31 blog posts each day, you can take some time, at your pace, to work on your writing style and post format. There isn’t a wrong way or right way to produce blog posts. By looking through this year's participating sites, you’ll find that there is a giant array of differing styles and formats. It’s probably a great idea in that if you want to be part of Blaugust, add those sites in the list to an RSS Reader of your choice and read through the posts that will be coming through. Spend this year doing a few posts a week or even through the month. Setting yourself up for doing Blaugust does require some thought and pre-planning, but, you can go at your pace and your comfort level.
Whatever you might choose, just remember in that Blaugust gives you the experience of creating content you can be proud of. There are no winners or losers, it’s the experience of being part of Blaugust that is the reward.
